Ezekiel 24:21

“‘Say to the house of Israel: Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes, and the tenderness of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword.”

Ezekiel 24:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 24:21, word by word

‘Sayאֱמֹרemor

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “emor” appears
to the houseבֵיתvet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “vet” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

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profaningמְחַלֵּלmechalel

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “mechalel” appears
my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁmikdashi

sanctuary

Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.

Where else “mikdashi” appears
the prideגְּאוֹןgeon

pride

Thinking oneself above others, a person or nation.

Where else “geon” appears
of your strengthעֻזְּuz

strength

Power to act or to withstand, attributed above all to God.

Where else “uz” appears
the delightמַחְמַדmachmad

desirable thing, delight

What is desirable, what pleases the eyes: that which someone most loves or values.

Where else “machmad” appears
of your eyesעֵינֵיene

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “ene” appears
and the tendernessמַחְמַלmachmal

object of compassion

Compassion; what someone loves tenderly.

Where else “machmal” appears
of your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsh” appears
and your sonsבְנֵיvene

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “vene” appears
and your daughtersבְנוֹתֵיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “venote” appears
you left behindעֲזַבְתֶּםazavtem

leave

To not take something along, or put it in another's care.

Where else “azavtem” appears
will fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “yipolu” appears
by the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears

The context

20And I said to them, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying,

21 · This verse (above)

22And you will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and bread of men you will not eat;

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